A Maltese investigative journalist who exposed the island nation's links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama Papers was killed Monday when a bomb exploded in her car, the prime minister said.

A Maltese investigative journalist who exposed the island nation's links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama Papers was killed Monday when a bomb exploded in her car, the prime minister said.

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WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA

* House of Reps: MPs debate the government's planned overhaul of the vocational education and training loans scheme; restoring the building and construction industry watchdog; same-sex plebiscite.

* Senate: Not sitting. Senate committees are conducting budget estimates hearing. Today they'll cover the portfolios of communications, including the national broadband network; finance; attorney-general, including national security agencies; agriculture and water resources.

WHAT BOTH SIDES WANT TO SPIN

* Coalition: Making trade unions and their officials more accountable and restoring the construction and building industry watchdog are an important, critical part of our economic plan.

* Labor: Does the prime minister stand by his absolute guarantee that Australians will not pay more to see the doctor as a result of his Medicare rebate freeze?

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"This is not anti-union, this is not union-busting."

- Turnbull on the government's plan for tougher governance rules on trade unions and their officials.

TWEETED

@mattkeogh: "After his attempt at explaining metadata, it's probably for the best Brandis doesn't opine on whether something is or is not a chat group."